The Northshore Community Foundation’s Mandeville Recreation Fund has awarded two grants to organizations serving the recreation needs in the Mandeville area. The grants are being awarded to help improve the quality of life in the Mandeville area, according to the foundation.

The Northlake Nature Center received a $5,000 grant that will allow the center to install water fountain and cooling stations on its trails. The nature center sits on 400 acres just east of Mandeville, providing seven miles of trails for hiking, running and biking.

The foundation awarded a second grant of $4,324 to Regina Coeli Child Development Center is for its Lacombe-Mandeville Head Start program to fight childhood obesity, particularly within the population it serves. The grant will purchase equipment for “We Are the Boss of Our Body” program, which is aimed at promoting physical activities for more than 120 three- to five-year-old preschoolers and families who attend the Mandeville/Lacombe Head Start, according to a press release from the foundation.

Regina Coeli has served children and their families in the Mandeville area since 1993 with a mission to provide the highest quality services to children and families in the communities it serves, the release said.

Founded in 2007, the foundation provides grants for quality of life initiatives in St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington and St. Helena parishes.